Beans

If you're a passionate gardener, these legumes are your secret ingredient for healthy and delicious meals. Each of these varieties has a rich history and a flavour profile like no other. 

Beans are frost-sensitive and prefer full sun. Well-improved soil will provide superior crops.

Best grown by direct seeding 10-15 days after your last frost date. Plant seeds directly where they are to grow 2.5-3cm deep. Individual plant spacing is 30-40cm and 40cm between rows. Germination takes 7-10 days. Soil temps should be above 13ºC, otherwise, seed may rot in the ground. Bush beans will be the first to produce and you can start harvesting early varieties from about 50-55 days. Pole beans take a while longer and will produce from around 65+ days.


Broad Beans: A.k.a. fava beans. A bush variety needing support. Enjoys cooler weather and can tolerate mild frost. Best planted in autumn or early spring.

Bush Beans: A.k.a. dwarf beans. Very quick and rewarding crop. Produces early, with flushes of sweet, tender beans. Plant after the last frost.

Pole Beans: These are climbing beans that require support in order to climb. The more often their pods are picked, the more they produce.

Runner Beans: A productive bean that requires support to climb. Best picked young. These beans require stringing yet more than make up for the effort with exceptional flavour.

Lima Beans: A.k.a. butter beans. Very productive, rambling, bushy plants. Requires a long, warm season to produce. Mainly used as shelly or dry beans.


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Aquadulce

Aquadulce

Vica faba An exceptional heirloom variety, Aquadulce has lead the market for early winter broad b..

R41.30

Australian Rattlesnake

Australian Rattlesnake

Phaseolus vulgarisThis is the same as the original Rattlesnake Beans, however they were grown in Aus..

R33.14

Austrian Kaefer Bohnen

Austrian Kaefer Bohnen

Limited Stock Available!! Please Limit yourself to 1 Packet per Customer!!! Phaseolus coccine..

R35.90

Baby Sun Bush Bean

Baby Sun Bush Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris Baby Sun bush bean is a compact French-style variety originating from a refined ..

R35.90

Bird Egg Blue

Bird Egg Blue

Phaseolus vulgaris Bird Egg Blue is a rare heirloom bush bean known for its striking seeds that res..

R35.90

Black Butter Bean

Black Butter Bean

Phaseolus vulgarisA compact producer of stunning, yellow pods that have a sublimely silky mouthfeel ..

R35.90

Black Eye Beans

Black Eye Beans

Vigna unguiculataBlack Eye Beans are a sub-species of cow peas. AKA Black-eyed Pea, Black-eyed Bean ..

R31.97

Black Trout

Black Trout

Phaseolus vulgaris Black Trout is a rare heirloom bush bean originally from Germany, treasured for ..

R35.90

Black Turtle Bean

Black Turtle Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris Known as Black Turtle Bean in English, Feijão Preto is a quintessential elemen..

R33.90

Blauhilde

Blauhilde

Phaseolus vulgarisAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025   Blauhilde is a striking Germa..

R33.14

Blue Grey Speckled Tepary

Blue Grey Speckled Tepary

Phaseolus acutifoliusBelieved to be of Mayan decent, these beans were first cultivated by the Hohoka..

R33.14

Blue Jay Bush

Blue Jay Bush

Phaseolus vulgaris Blue Jay is a compact heirloom bush bean first discovered in 1977 by bean collec..

R35.90

Blue Lake Bush Beans

Blue Lake Bush Beans

LIMITED STOCK Phaseolus vulgaris Blue Lake Bush is a refined heirloom variety developed in 1961 as ..

R35.90

Blue Lake Pole Beans

Blue Lake Pole Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris The Blue Lake Pole Bean is a classic American variety with a reputation for reli..

R33.14

Blue Peter Pole Beans

Blue Peter Pole Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris A very well-known and much loved runner bean. The beans are a dark purple and ..

R33.14

Borlotti

Borlotti

Phaseolus vulgaris Borlotti is a cherished heirloom bush bean with eye-catching pink and burgundy s..

R35.90

Bountiful Butter

Bountiful Butter

Phaseolus vulgarisBountiful Butter is a sunny burst of garden delight in the form of a classic dwa..

R35.90

Brown Beauty

Brown Beauty

Phaseolus vulgaris Brown Beauty is a quietly exceptional heirloom bush bean with roots in France, o..

R35.90

Canadian Cranberry

Canadian Cranberry

Phaseolus vulgarusCanadian Cranberry is a traditional bush bean valued for its striking maroon-speck..

R35.90

Chester

Chester

Phaseolus vulgaris Also known as Flagg & Chester, Skunk bean and Flaff pole, Chester is a pol..

R33.14

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Black Vernissage

Black Vernissage

Solanum lycopersicumA beautiful indeterminate tomato variety from Ukraine. The saladette-type fruits..

R29.67 R34.12

Fireworks

Fireworks

Solanum lycopersicumThe 2022 season on Livingseeds Farm was noted for its generally low overall temp..

R29.67 R34.12

German Red Strawberry

German Red Strawberry

Solanum lycopersicum Large oxheart-type with 250g+ fruits. Shaped somewhat like a large strawberr..

R30.87 R35.50

High Crimson

High Crimson

Solanum lycopersicum What a striking tomato – we've never seen such intense red in the flesh of a..

R30.87 R35.50

Indigo Apple

Indigo Apple

Solanum lycopersicumAnother recent release in "new" tomato colours. This open-pollinated variety was..

R29.67 R34.12

Julia Child Tomato

Julia Child Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum Named after the famed chef Julia Child and introduced to the gardening world..

R30.87 R35.50

Kamberg Black Tomato

Kamberg Black Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumA delectable South African variety discovered in the Kamberg Valley, Drakensberg..

R29.47 R33.90

Kleckley's Sweet Watermelon

Kleckley's Sweet Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusA.k.a. Monte Cristo. Bred by WA Kleckley in the 1880s and commercially introduced b..

R32.48 R37.35

Lemon Salad Tomato

Lemon Salad Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumAn indeterminate tomato producing beautiful, round to slightly oblate, lemon yel..

R29.67 R34.12

Matt's Wild Cherry Yellow Tomato

Matt's Wild Cherry Yellow Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumThis is a fabulous, spontaneous sport of Matt's Wild Cherry on Livingseeds Farm,..

R27.72 R31.87

Molly's Zebra

Molly's Zebra

Phaseolus vulgarus One of Australia’s favourite runner bean varieties. Bred as a green cutting be..

R28.82 R33.14

Nebraska Wedding Tomato (Indeterminate)

Nebraska Wedding Tomato (Indeterminate)

Solanum lycopersicumThis is an indeterminate variety of the original Nebraska Wedding tomato introdu..

R29.67 R34.12

Nepal Tomato

Nepal Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum This Himalayan heirloom produces large, globe-shaped tomatoes that slice wel..

R30.87 R35.50

Pakistan Maroon Beans

Pakistan Maroon Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris A staple food in Pakistan, these beans are grown primarily for the dry bean ma..

R28.82 R33.14

Pebblestone Bush

Pebblestone Bush

Phaseolus vulgarisThis is a delightful, compact bush bean that produces heaps of lovely dark green p..

R31.22 R35.90

Peter Pepper Chocolate

Peter Pepper Chocolate

Capsicum annuum A chocolate colour morph of the famous Red and Yellow Peter Pepper. A unique and odd..

R27.37 R31.48

Plana de Penjar Tomato

Plana de Penjar Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum This Italian variety is famed for its ability to store over winter.Typically..

R29.67 R34.12

Tendersweet Orange Watermelon

Tendersweet Orange Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus A simply delicious, eye-catching heirloom sporting a bright yellow/orange flesh..

R32.48 R37.35

Windsor Long Pod

Windsor Long Pod

Phaseolus vulgaris A bush bean with a long history as a favourite garden bean. As its name sugges..

R31.22 R35.90

Zagreb Soldier

Zagreb Soldier

Phaseolus vulgaris A Yugoslavian Heirloom that is said to have originated from Croatia. This bean..

R31.22 R35.90

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